Steven Stamkos

Lightning center

Steven Stamkos

Steven Stamkos is a center for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The first overall pick in the 2008 draft, he has twice (2009-10, 2011-12) won the Rocket Richard Trophy as the NHL's leading goal-scorer. In 2011-12, he became the 20th player in league history to score 60 goals in a season. A finalist for the MVP award, his 97 points were second in the league to Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin. Feared for his lethal one-timer, Stamkos made All-Star Game appearances during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons.

Ask veteran goalie Evgeni Nabokov what makes Steven Stamkos and Alex Ovechkin the league's most prolific goal-scorers and you get a laugh. • "I think it's pretty simple. They know how to put the puck behind us," Nabokov said, smiling. "They have the talent. (They) can make you look silly sometimes." …